23/05/2024 and las 15:14 CEST
Other bad news for Xavi Hernández. The FC Barcelona coach, whose future is more up in the air than ever, has seen how the UEFA has published the sanction for his expulsion in the second leg of Champions League quarterfinals before PSG.
Xavi, who that day suffered his third expulsion of the season due to a loss of roles in the band, He was sent off by Romanian István Kovács in the 56th minute of the match after the Romanian referee pointed out a foul by Frenkie de Jong and shortly after PSG had managed to equalize the tie. The anger of the Egarense was monumental from minutes before due to the expulsion of Ronald Araujo half an hour into the game and unleashed all his anger by kicking against one of the protections of the television camera closest to the fourth referee, who was the one who warned Kovács of the coach’s reaction.
After the final whistle, Xavi returned to the pitch to reproach the referee for his performance in the match: “I told him that it was very bad, that it was a disaster, that this expulsion changes everything. The tie marks so much that we have to say it“said the coach minutes later at a press conference.
So, UEFA has left the sanctions of that night in two games for Xavitwo for Sergi Roberto for his protests, one for Araujo for his expulsion and one financial fine for Barça of 60,000 euros that is divided into three concepts: 26,000 euros for inappropriate team conduct, 26,250 euros more for throwing objects and 5,000 euros for invasion of the playing field.
2024-05-23 13:14:32
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